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May 3, 2026Aquatic EcologyOpen Access

Lacustrine metacommunities at large spatial extents are mainly related to spatially structured environmental variables and to broad-scale spatial variables

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CLCarlos H. L. Liborio

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Randomized trial assesses metacommunity structure in lakes across the USA, indicating new insights into ecological relationships.

Key Points

  • This research investigates the influences of local and spatial factors on the structure of metacommunities at large spatial scales.
  • Utilized a comprehensive dataset from lakes across the continental USA.
  • Included assessments of phytoplankton, zooplankton, and macroinvertebrate communities.
  • Employed variance partitioning procedures to evaluate local environmental, climatic, and spatial variables.
  • Phytoplankton metacommunities showed significant spatial structure.
  • Zooplankton and macroinvertebrate communities correlated predominantly with spatially structured environmental variables.
  • Findings contradicted predictions regarding the relationship between organism size, dispersal ability, and local environmental factors.

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Carlos H. L. Liborio (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f6e5f38071d4f1bdfc6897https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-026-10303-4
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